Date of Submission
2021
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
School Psychology
Department Chair
Jessica Glass Kendorski, PhD, NCSP, BCBA-D
Abstract
The present study investigated the quality of life of 75 maternal caregivers rearing at least one child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a single-parent, coupled, or extended family (multi-adult) household. The purpose was to explore how rearing a child with ASD impacts maternal caregivers’ quality of life within different family dynamics and household structures. Quantitative measures, including surveys, were used for data collection. The results revealed personal life challenges, couples’ satisfaction, and perceptions of maternal caregivers’ while rearing at least one child with ASD within the physical health, psychological, social relationships, and environmental domains of their quality of life.
Recommended Citation
Cook, Alisa T., "The Quality of Life of Maternal Caregivers Rearing a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Single-Parent, Coupled, or Extended Family Household" (2021). PCOM Psychology Dissertations. 550.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/psychology_dissertations/550